Willem Janszoon Born 1570 Died seventeenth century In 1595 the Dutch sent out their first great trading expedition to the East Indies under the command of Cornelis de Houtman (see entry). The expedition was made up of four ships that were built in...

1570-1629 Dutch Explorer Willem Jansz, a Dutch sea captain, was the first European to catch sight of Australia. But like another man far more famous for being the first Caucasian to glimpse a continent—Christopher Columbus...

In 1606 Dutchman Willem Jansz (1570-?) arrived on the Australian mainland, becoming perhaps the first European to do so. His achievement did not lead to Dutch rule of the area, as the Dutch were not interested in colonizing it. Nevertheless, his...

Willem Janszoon (c. 1570 - 1630), Dutch navigator and colonial governor, is the first European known to have seen the coast of Australia. His name is sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz. (with or without the full stop).[1] Willem Janszoon was most...